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Minister Sabally Dismisses Corruption Concerns, Says Cost-of-Living Complaints Not Reflected on…
Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture
By Makutu Manneh
Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday dismissed mounting public criticism over corruption and the rising cost of living, arguing that such…
President Barrow Pushes Back on Claims He Is Politicizing Meet the People Tour
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Friday rejected mounting criticism that his annual “Meet the People Tour” has increasingly taken on the tone and trappings of a political…
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Criticizes Election Timetable, Citing Exclusion of Women and Christians
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul
By Seedy Jobe
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul on Sunday sharply criticized the Independent Electoral Commission for scheduling candidate registration for two upcoming municipal…
Chairman Yankuba Darboe Says Barrow Is Poised to Lose 2026 Vote, Warns of “Miscalculations” in…
Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council
By Makutu Manneh
Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council and an executive member in the opposition United Democratic Party, said he…
UNITE Movement Moves to Enter Gambian Politics With IEC Registration
Mayor Talib Bensouda, KMC
By Seedy Jobe
The Unite Movement for Change (UNITE) is poised to take a significant step in its political evolution on Monday, December 1, 2025, when it formally submits its…
Jonathan Labels Guinea-Bissau Military Move a “Ceremonial Coup,” Urges AU and ECOWAS to Announce…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
By Makutu Manneh
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as an international observer during the recent Guinea-Bissau presidential election, has described…
Protest Is a Constitutional Right, but Must Be Orderly, Gitteh Says
Ahmad Gitteh
By Seedy Jobe
Ahmad Gitteh, a senior figure in the National People’s Party, warned this week that while Gambians have an unquestionable constitutional right to protest, that right must be exercised within…
Yaya Mengteng Sanyang Calls for Binding Term Limits on Party Flag Bearers
Hon. Yaya Mengteng Sanyang, NAM Latrikunda Sabiji
By Seedy Jobe
Hon. Yaya Mengteng Sanyang, a senior official of the Unite Movement for Change, has called for sweeping political reforms, urging Gambian parties—and the…
NAMs Criticize Foni Bintang Representative for Opposing Salaries and Pensions Amendment Bill
Bakary K. Badjie, National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly on Thursday sharply criticized Bakary K. Badjie, the representative for Foni Bintang, after he opposed the National…
Political Analyst Says UDP Unlikely to Relinquish Flag-Bearer Role in Any Opposition Coalition
Biran Gai, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia,
By Makutu Manneh
A prominent political analyst has argued that the United Democratic Party, the country’s largest opposition group, should not…